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My goal is to provide readers a momentary escape from thinking of the past or future, and to focus on the experience of the moment; taking in the poem or sketch, the feelings that arise, the sensations it produces.

I update the site on a weekly basis, posting the items from the past week.

Zen Poems Capturing A Moment
Breath
Jan 13

Jan 13 Breath

Clayton Pollard

A conscious breath
In and out
The beauty of a moment

The Hawk
Jan 13

Jan 13 The Hawk

Clayton Pollard

A hawk
Motionless on the wind
Soaring above a sea of canopy

A Wide River
Jan 6

Jan 6 A Wide River

Clayton Pollard

Like a wide river I flow
Many twists and turns
But my destination is never in doubt

Crossing Morning Harbor
Jan 5

Jan 5 Crossing Morning Harbor

Clayton Pollard

To be more than like a boat
crossing the morning harbor.
That is life!

Silence
Jan 5

Jan 5 Silence

Clayton Pollard

Sitting in silence
How loud the mind can be

Rush Hour
Jan 5

Jan 5 Rush Hour

Clayton Pollard

Walking at twilight
A deer crosses my path.
Rush hour in the forest.

Against The Stream
Jan 5

Jan 5 Against The Stream

Clayton Pollard

Like a salmon to spawn
I am called.
Swim against the stream.

Early January
Jan 5

Jan 5 Early January

Clayton Pollard

Trees bare now
An early January chill
stings the senses

Cicada Symphony
Jan 1

Jan 1 Cicada Symphony

Clayton Pollard

Cicada symphony
Coursing crescendo
Cacophonous concerto in the silence

The Jay
Jan 1

Jan 1 The Jay

Clayton Pollard

The jay wants my attention,
but I am contemplating the moss.

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